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- UNRWA leads summer camps for Gaza children
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency summer camp in the Gaza Strip has more than 250,000 participants, making it the largest of existing summer programs for area children. Hamas runs a camp focused on its ideology and the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs also runs a camp structured around Quranic teachings, both of which have criticized UNRWA for focusing on activities such as swimming and other sports. UNRWA beach camp sites have come under attack twice this summer from militants. Slate (7/27)       - Security Council mulls future of Darfur mission
The security situation has deteriorated in Darfur and United Nations agencies are no longer able to gain access to many areas, the Security Council heard Tuesday. The council is expected to decide on an extension of a joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission this week. CNN (7/28)  - Pregnancy is a deadly undertaking in DR Congo
Four women die every hour from complications during pregnancy or labor, making the Democratic Republic of Congo one of the most dangerous places in the world to be pregnant, according to an assessment from the United Nations Population Fund. Half of Congolese females give birth before age 19, often without access to qualified medical personnel or equipment. The Toronto Star (7/28) - Gulf surface oil slick is gone, but dangers remain
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill that covered hundreds of square miles in the Gulf of Mexico has largely disappeared thanks to cleanup efforts, the Gulf's natural oil eating bacteria and two recent storms that helped disperse the massive slick. Researchers warn the absence of surface oil does not eliminate threats to marine life and the Gulf Coast as oil, dispersant chemicals and other pollutants remain underwater. The New York Times (free registration) (7/27) - Russian whistle-blower takes aim at corruption
Videos of a Russian police officer from the Black Sea town of Novorossiysk challenging Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to act against widespread corruption in the country's police forces have been viewed more than 2 million times since they were uploaded to YouTube in November. The videos have made whistle-blower Aleksei Dymovsky famous and prompted other Russians to make video appeals. Putin has yet to respond, but the Interior Ministry denied the charges and the Russian parliament is debating a law to increase penalties for police personnel who criticize superior officers. The New York Times (free registration) (7/27) - China looks to quell outrage with new shaming policy
Chinese authorities have issued new regulations to end a security forces practice of publicly shaming criminal suspects. Authorities faced a growing public outcry over the practice after "shame parades" where suspected prostitutes were shackled and marched through the streets. Public criticism of corruption, torture and abuse of authority within the police forces is also growing. The New York Times (free registration) (7/27) - International terror networks taking root in DR Congo?
Intelligence analysts fear the conflict-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo may have a new security concern to contend with -- international terrorism. Ugandan investigators believe Congolese group ADF-NALU was involved in the July 11 Kampala bombings alongside al-Qaida-linked Al Shabaab militants from Somalia. Interviews with recent defectors have provided evidence of foreigners visiting ADF-NALU camps on the mountains of eastern DR Congo. The Christian Science Monitor/Africa Monitor blog (7/28)  | |  | | | | | | |  |  MSH SEEKS STAFF FOR HEALTH PROJECT IN MALAWI | Management Sciences for Health | Lilongwe, Malawi | | Director Civil Society (emphasis climate adaptation) | Institute for Sustainable Communities | Washington, DC | | Director, Online Communications – Public Affairs | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director, Maternal Newborn mHealth Initiative (MNMI) | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Staff Accountant | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | COUNTRY AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS | ARD, Inc. | Multiple Locations Worldwide, Guatemala | | Researcher, U.S. Immigration Policy/Criminal Justice | Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | | Web Producer/Project Manager | United Nations Foundation (UNF)/Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Director, Corporate Relations | United Nations Foundation (UNF)/Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington , DC | | Executive Assistant, Energy Climate | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Director of Corporate Relations | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | | |  | |  | |
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